New Releases

Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.

In Spike Lee's reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller HIGH AND LOW, longtime collaborator Denzel Washington plays a titan music mogul — the “best ears in the business” — targeted with a ransom plot and jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

An annual stop at the Belcourt, this year’s 100-minute theatrical program consists of seven short films curated from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, including two Festival Award-winning titles: Azi, Hurikán, We Were The Scenery, Debaters, Such Good Friends, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, SUSANA.

A mostly wordless visual essay in the mode of Reggio/Glass and AQUARELA, his own ode to water, Victor Kossakovsky's imposing and epic-scale earth opera fixes its eye on stone — and the implications of what we take from the earth in order to build upon it.

In this stylish, new subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE, PULSE), a young factory worker who side-hustles in the murky realm of black market reselling cheats buyers and sellers alike and ignites a cyber-fueled storm of malice. Blurring digital and physical threats, it's a chilling dive into the dark side of modern connectivity.

A gripping slow-burn tale about the thin line between devoted fandom and dangerous obsession, LURKER worms its way under the viewer’s skin as a fan insinuates himself within the inner circle of a musician on a meteoric rise. Writer and director Alex Russell, who has produced and written for critically acclaimed series The Bear and Beef, marks his feature debut with this sharp critique of modern fame.

Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance. Writer-director-actor James Sweeney’s bittersweet tale is a smart comedy willing to confront themes like loss, loneliness and codependency head-on. Sweeney scripts a slippery narrative to mirror his emotionally damaged characters as they struggle for connection, revealing painful personal truths along the way.

In a small hot spring town in Japan, a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and begins terrorizing the local hot spring facilities. As the threat escalates, the townspeople band together to protect their beloved town from the menacing predator, leading to a fierce and thrilling battle.

By Popular Demand — A nuanced and deeply personal portrait of master educator Robert Reich. The former Secretary of Labor might be famous for his public service, best-selling books and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. Now, after over 40 years and an extraordinary 40,000 students, Reich is preparing for his last class.

They were never in time to book a gig at Toronto’s The Rivoli, then one day… They weren’t in their time at all. Shot in downtown Toronto and featuring any number of unbelievable hijinks involving its well-known landmarks, NIRVANNA sets the flux capacitor for a gut-busting, time-skewing real good time.

Played by Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917 bond over their shared love of folk music. Embarking a few years later on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine, their ensuing love affair — and the music they preserve — will shape the course of their lives.

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY follows Chase Strangio, ACLU attorney and the first out trans person to argue before the Supreme Court — as he fights a high-stakes legal battle to overturn Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth (United States v. Skrmetti).

Flying cows, mysterious gods and lyrical pandemonium — Don Hertzfeldt has made Animation Mixtape just for you. The dazzling 85-minute program features exciting animated shorts from up and coming filmmakers, Academy Award nominees and classic pieces that originally inspired Don to start making his own iconic work.

Set in a near-future Tokyo, a group of rebellious teens come of age in a world threatened by natural disaster and an increasingly fascistic surveillance state. Hot on the heels of RYUICHI SAKAMOTA: OPUS, a moving document of his late father’s final performance, Neo Sora’s debut narrative feature is both speculative and urgent.

When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.

A loving father (David Strathairn) grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) when he discovers that his son is having an affair in a sensitive and searching portrait of a North Carolina family from writer-director Angus MacLachlan.

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck (I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO) takes a deep dive into the writing of George Orwell (1984) to explore its potent relevancy to our current times. Orwell is overdue for a fresh look and filmmaker Raoul Peck makes for an incisive and stirring guide.

Exclusive 35mm Engagement – It all starts with something magnificent…. Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis and Alicia Silverstone, among others.